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West Virginia University Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Mine Rescue Gold Team took home its fourth straight first place finish in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – 2021 Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Competition.

George J. Schuller Jr., chief operations officer at Compass Minerals, will speak to faculty and students as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. The lecture, entitled “Identifying Success from Failure: A Real Life Lesson,” will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at the Erickson Alumni Center.

A team of three West Virginia University mining engineering students were faced with a lofty feat — create a plan for a full-scale operating mine from the ground up using knowledge acquired from their varied course work as part of the 24th Annual Carlson Software National Senior Design Competition. 

Alumni Series Where are they now?: Mining Engineering alumnus Kevin Dickey

An honor presented to only the best in the profession, Vladislav Kecojevic, the Robert E. Murray Chair and Professor of mining engineering in the Statler College, has received the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration’s prestigious Fellow Award.

Mining engineering undergraduate students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have been selected for scholarships by the Gimme Foundation and Martin Marietta to support their academic studies at West Virginia University. 

The world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics has always played an important role in Abigail Osborne’s life. 

For graduating senior Billy Cawthorne, West Virginia University has always been at the forefront of family time.

From meeting in the military and falling in love, to going back to school together at West Virginia University after serving over two decades in the United States Navy, Stacy and Blane Fike have always been there for each other.